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25 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Schleswig (City of Schleswig) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red, black, and cream tones in a bold Art Nouveau letterpress style. A large ornate numeral '25' with decorative foliate scrollwork dominates the upper centre, flanked by radiating sunburst lines in red; the denomination 'PFENNIG' appears on a black plinth beneath. The city arms of Schleswig — a tower with crescent moon and star — are inset upper right within a stamp-like vignette, while a circular embossed municipal seal appears upper left. The lower portion carries a serial number panel, four manuscript facsimile signatures with their respective titles (BÜRGERMEISTER, STADTRAT, STADV.-VORST., STELLV.-STADTV.-VORST.), and an acceptance legend in the bottom border. |
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| Obverse lettering | KRIEGSNOTGELD · DER · STADT · SCHLESWIG FÜNFUNDZWANZIG · PFENNIG Nr. NAMENS DER STADT SCHLESWIG BÜRGERMEISTER STADTRAT STADTV.-VORST. STELLV.-STADTV.-VORST. DIESER · SCHEIN · WIRD · AN · ALLEN · STÄDTISCHEN · KASSEN · JEDERZEIT · IN · ZAHLUNG · GENOMMEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green, red-orange, and black in a richly detailed Art Nouveau composition signed 'Karl Spethmann' on both lateral borders. The central vignette presents a sweeping bird's-eye panorama of the town of Schleswig with the tall spire of St. Petri Cathedral rising above the red-tiled rooftops, the Schlei estuary winding through the landscape beyond. Flanking the central scene are two oval side panels: the left with a standing peasant figure and a zeppelin, the right with a blacksmith at his anvil and a castle vignette; ornamental green '25 PFENNIG' cartouches anchor each upper corner. A four-line verse in the upper border and a validity notice in the lower border complete the design. |
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